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>>mikece+(OP)
$6 million per year on outgoing SMS? Do not send SMS to users, make users send SMS to you instead to confirm their numbers! I have this solution for years and it works >90% of the time. The rest 10% is calling a verification number which drops calls with busy signal (no fees for the caller) but sees who is calling and is able to verify their number.

>>vizzah+PV
It would be great if Signal wouldn't require a phone number for account setup at all

>>johndo+941
this is in testing and coming to you early next year.

>>illiac+U41
Would invites be a solution? Anyone can sign up if they provide a number, otherwise you need an invite from someone with a number linked. It would clump the identity/legitimacy for all invitees into origin number, but still allow disparate accounts.

>>travis+I61
It’s not about legitimacy but having a bootstrapped contact list to talk to along with other user friction reasons